Last 31 October 2023, the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) and the Joep Lange Institute (JLI) hosted the 4th annual Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium. Each year, the scientific organizing committee selects a relevant and engaging theme that encompasses various intersections of...
Last 18-20 September 2023, the highly anticipated in-person EpiGen Ethiopia project kick-off took place at the National Training Centre of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting was opened by Dr. Geremew Tasew (Director for Bacterial, Parasitic, and Zoonotic Diseases Research Directorate at...
The fourth scientific workshop on HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia – EECA INTERACT 2023 – will be held online on 14 December 2023 at 12.00 (CET). This year’s live virtual event will set the stage for EECA INTERACT 2024,...
Our speakers for the Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium have finally been announced. Links: Registration (closing soon): bit.ly/JLCF2023. Livestream: https://bit.ly/JLCF2023-LIVE. More about our speakers, their projects, and research interests: Speakers - Joep Lange Chairs project (aighd.org) Professor Sharifah Sekalala is a Professor of Global Health Law at...
Professor Charles Agyemang was recently elected into both the European Academy and the US National Academy of Medicine. In the span of only two weeks, Prof. Agyemang has garnered a seat at two highly coveted and prestigious institutions. These nominations are clear indications of his...
We are mourning the passing of Dr. Anja van ‘t Hoog, our former colleague at AIGHD. An accomplished and celebrated physician, epidemiologist, and a global health professional through and through, Anja was active in a wide scope of activities which led her to provide key contributions...
Join us in welcoming Anna Vassall as AIGHD's new Executive Director. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4qKYYKfe_Q...
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” - African Proverb It was with this sentiment in mind that Frank Cobelens began his work as Chair of the Executive Board of the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and...
A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in these fields....
AIGHD Senior Fellow, Anniek de Ruijter, is the AIGHD research lead for the END-VOC project, which is explained in detail in the story below. Interview on the emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, with three researchers from the END-VOC project: François Balloux, Director of the Institute...